Toothbrush carton



Feb. 13, 1951 E. w. Ful-:RST

TooTHBRUsH CARTON Filed Feb. 24, 1947 Patented Feb.v 13, `1951 Edwin W. Fuera, Toledo, ohio, assignr'tcowens- Brush Company, a; corporation of Ohio Application February 24, 194%,. SerialNm 73i;372;

6 Claims.

My invention relates to cartons'or containers adapted and designed for use as display devices for articles placed therein, and also serving as containers in which the articles may be packaged, shipped and sold. The container in the form herein illustrated and described is particularly adapted for use as a container for toothbrushes or other small brushes and the like.

An object of the invention istoy provide a container for an article, such as a. toothbrush, provided: with means for holdingthe article in. an advantageous position for display. Y

A further object of the invention is tok provide a novel form of blank consisting of a single piece of sheet material adapted to. be folded to. form the'carton.

Other objects of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Referring to the accompanying drawings;

Fig. 1 is a front perspective view of a carton with a toothbrush therein;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of a blank adapted to be folded for forming the carton;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective view of an end portion of the carton with the end forming lap partially folded;

Fig. 4 is a section at the line 4--4 on Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view similar to the lower portion of Fig. 4, but on a larger scale; and

Fig. 6 is a section at the line 6--6 on Fig. 4.

The carton is formed from a single piece at blank I of sheet material cut or stamped to the shape shown. The material may consist of heavy paper, cardboard, or similar foldable material. The blank comprises a substantially rectangular body provided with parallel fold lines II, I2, I3, I4 and I5 extending thereacross, at which the blank is adapted to be folded. The fold lines may consist of score lines, weakened lines formed by cutting partially through the blank, rows of perforations, or other weakened lines permitting folding. The fold line I5 as a whole, is made up of alternate weakened lines and slits I6, the latter extending through the blank and adapted to receive the correspondingly shaped tongues II formed on one edge of the blank, as set forth hereinafter. The blank lo is formed at opposite sides with extensions I8, adapted to be folded for forming the ends of the carton as presently described. The fold lines II and I2 are extended through the end pieces I8 to provide fold lines I9 and 20.

The blank I0 is folded to form the carton as follows:

(Cl. 20de-45.19)

The strip.y 2l is folded inwardly to an inclined position; (Fig. 5) to form the. false bottom which extends upwardly andrearwardly from the front edgev of. the bottom 22: of the carton, said bottom 22:- consistingl of the strip between anddefined by the. scorelinesy II and I2. folded upwardly from the line- I2 to form the verticalv back. 23 of the'-v carton. The blank, is foldediforwardly atthe line I 3. to horizontal. position to: formv the top 24Y between thescore lines 13,. I4I,Y.andis-, folded. along the line Ill-to prov-ide a false back 25 which extends from the upper front edge of the carton. downwardly and: rearwardly to a point near the. bottom of the carton where it meets the-back 23. The blank is folded upwardly; along, the.- foldqline I5 sothat the end section 26 is vertical and lies against the inner surface of the back I3, reenforcing the latter. When the blank is folded as above described, the tongues II extend through the slits It, thereby locking or securely holding the false bottom 2l in position.

Each of the extensions I8 is folded along the line I9 to provide a flap 2l' which lies against the 25 inner face of the end piece. The latter is also folded inwardly alo-ng the line 26, providing a flap 28 which lies against the inner face of the part 26 when the end is folded upwardly along the score line 29 to upright position. The end piece I8 includes a taby 29 which is folded inwardly along a fold line 30, the tab 29 in the folded carton being tucked under and lying against the under surface of the top 2li.

The packaged article 32, herein shown as a toothbrush, is supported on the inclined false bottom 2| in an advantageous position for display purposes when the package is supported in a horizontal position. The carton may be wrapped and sealed in a sheet of cellophane or other suitable transparent material which serves to retain the artic1e32 within the carton, protecting it from dust and other contamination.

Modications may be resorted to within the f spirit and scope of my invention.

I claim:

1. A carton formed of foldable sheet material and comprising a top, back, ends, a horizontal flat bottom and a rearwardly and upwardly inn clined false bottom providing a support for an article placed on display within the carton, a false back extending downwardly and rearwardly from the forward edge of said top to the said false bottom, said false bottom and false back each being substantially in the form of a flat sheet lying wholly within a single plane, said The blank is planes intersecting at a line closely adjacent to and parallel with said back, and means for interconnecting said false back and false bottom.

2. A carton for holding and displaying a toothbrush or other article, said carton consisting of a blank of foldable sheet material folded to form a horizontal top, a vertical back, a horizontal bottom, an inclined false bottom extending upwardly and rearwardly from the lower front edge of the carton, a false back extending downwardly and rearwardly from the upper front edge of the carton said false bottom and false back each being substantially in the form of a flat sheet lying wholly within a single plane, said planes intersecting at a line closely adjacent to and parallel with said back, the adjoining edge portions of the false bottom and false back comprising interlocking means forming a locking connection between the said false back and false bottom.

3. A carton for holding and displaying a toothbrush or other article, said carton consisting of a blank of foldable sheet material folded to form a horizontal top, a vertical back, a horizontal bottom, an inclined false bottom extending upwardly and rearwardly from the lower front edge of the carton, and a false back extending downwardly and rearwardly from the upper front edge of the carton, the said false bottom and false back being formed with interlocking slits and tongues providing a connection between the said false bottom and false back.

4. The carton defined in claim 3, the angle which said false bottom makes with the horizontal bottom being less than the angle which said false back makes with the horizontal top.

5. A carton for holding and displaying a toothbrush or other article, said carton consisting of a blank of foldable sheet material folded to form a horizontal top, a vertical back, a horizontal bottom, an inclined false bottom extending upwardly and rearwardly from the lower front edge of the carton, and a false back extending front edge of the carton, the said false bottom and false back being formed with interlocking slits and tongues providing a connection between the said false bottom and false back, the angle which said false bottom makes with the horizontal bottom being less than the angle which said false back makes with the horizontal top, the end of said false back being folded at substantially the point of said connection and extending upwardly and parallel to the vertical back from said point to said horizontal top.

6. The carton dened in claim 5, said blank being provided with portions at the extremities of said horizontal bottom, said portions being folded vertically upward to form ends of the carton, said ends extending to the horizontal top.

EDWIN W. FUERST.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the iile of this patent:

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